Canadian National Railway station at Kiosk, c. 1970s
Overview
Status
Ceased operation; tracks lifted
Owner
Canadian Northern Railway (1915–23) Canadian National Railway (1923–96)
Locale
Northeastern Ontario, Canada
Termini
Brent
Capreol
Service
Type
Heavy rail
System
Canadian Northern Railway (1915–1923) Canadian National Railway (1923–1996)
Services
Super Continental Northlander
History
Opened
1915 (1915)
Reorganization
1987–88 (into CN Beachburg and CN Newmarket Subdivisions)
Closed
1996
Technical
Line length
144.76 mi (232.97 km)
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Operating speed
60 mph (97 km/h)
Route map
Legend
miles
continues as
Sudbury Subdivision
now Bala Subdivision
144.76
Capreol
144.59
junction with Sudbury Subdivision
144.28
wye to
CN Sudbury Subdivision
now CN Bala Subdivision
and Sudbury Junction
144.27
Highway 69
end of existing tracks
137.8
Hagarty
Massey Creek
135.7
East Rim Nickel Mines Ltd.
134.84
McLennan Mine Rd. crossing
134.5
Bowlands Bay
134.1
M.J. Poupore Lumber Company (before 1954)
134.1
Skead
134.0
M.J. Poupore Lumber Company (1954 onward)
131.1
Spaidal
Kabikotitwia River
128.0
Basin Mines
125.1
H. Goulard & Son No. 3
122.2
Crerar
120.0
Ess Creek
116.7
Washagami
114.0
Chudleigh
Sturgeon River
Sudbury District
Nipissing District
109.7
Glen Afton
107.4
Azen
and J.D. Cockburn siding
105.9
A.J. Giroux No. 1
104.2
Nipissing Black Granite Co.
Temagami River
102.7
River Valley
98.3
Desaulniers
Hebert Creek
94.2
Team Track No. 2
93.7
Field
Pike River
93.1
Millfield
92.1
Ashburton
90.7
Sturgeon River
86.1
Crystal Falls
67.4
Harfred
77.0
Team Track No. 1
76.1
Meadowside
71.4
Beaucage
67.4
Yellek
64.1
Great Northern Wood Co. Ltd.
62.8
Imperial Oil
62.5
Shell Oil & R. E.& E. Co.
62.1
J. J. Saya & Son
61.8
North Bay West
61.4
North Bay CN
North Bay CPR
60.8
Trinidad Leaseholds
60.5
North Bay ONR
and ONR Temagami Subdivision
60.1
right: Durocher Brothers
end of existing tracks
59.1
junction to Transfer Yard
Ottawa Valley Railway
originally CP North Bay Subdivision
56.4
Nipissing junction
Huntsville Subdivision
now Bala Subdivision
56.3
Nipissing
52.5
Derland
48.7
Astorville
45.5
Grahamvale
42.7
Alderdale
Graham Creek
Wasi River
37.3
Wasing
34.8
Fossmill
30.6
Kilrush
22.3
Coristine
21.7
Staniforth Lumber Company No. 3
21.7
Staniforth Lumber Company No. 2
21.7
Kiosk
17.9
Ascalon
14.8
Mink Lake
10.3
J. D. Campbell & Sons
10.2
Daventry
4.0
Government Park
0.0
Brent
Beachburg Subdivision
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